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Aidan Smith

Rangers' Alfredo Morelos blasted by BBC pundit in 'I just couldn't play with him' dig

Aberdeen hero Willie Miller has blasted Alfredo Morelos for his "non-existent" performance at Pittodire yesterday.

Michael Beale's Gers were defeated 2-0 in the Granite City as they failed to take advantage of Celtic dropping points against Motherwell on Saturday.

Morelos played the entire 90 minutes for Rangers and he failed to make an impact on proceedings as he attempted to lead the line.

Blasting the performance of the Colombian on Radio Scotland, Miller said: "As for Alfredo Morelos, I'm sorry. If I had anything to do with him he wouldn't last until the end of the season.

"If I was a teammate of his I couldn't take that, I just couldn't take that.

"He played a big part in the first goal as well, I said that at the time.

"The ball is played up to him and he makes a timid effort to shield the ball from Liam Scales, he is strong and goes past him.

"If you have a sharp striker that the game means something for him, then he doesn't allow that to happen.

"I'm sorry, but I just thought throughout the game he was non-existent.

"I just couldn't play with someone like that. At the very least you are asking for effort. 

"He just didn't give that. He looks as though he isn't interested to be perfectly honest."

Leanne Crichton then added: "Shocking, wasn't he? Outrageous. Absolutely outrageous. 

"Even if you weren't too concerned about the result or performance against Aberdeen and you look ahead to next week, if you were naive enough to do that, he doesn't make the starting XI next week based on that performance.

"If there are other options available. I thought he was absolutely non-existent."

On the match, Rangers boss Michael Beale bemoaned his teams ability to take their chances.

He said: “We started the game quite well. Big chances, a fantastic clearance off the line from Alfredo Morelos’ shot early in the game and then a really good team move and we see Fashion Sakala go through one on one with the goalie.

“Borna Barisic hits the post then Nico Raskin gets in and shoots when maybe he should give the ball to Malik Tillman for a simple tap-in.

“We had another big chance with Rabbi Matondo, we have a huge chance with James Tavernier as well. We come as an away team today, have six massive opportunities and we take none.

“In every game we play we have missed more chances than we have taken. Regardless of how many goals we have scored, we are a team that has been quite wasteful and you would always say that it is better to create chances, that is a good sign.

“But you have to take them. As an away team today, how dominant we were at times, we have to take our chances.”

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